00:00The search for the cargo vessel that was lost in the typhoon Christine that has 11 passengers is ongoing.
00:09It is now being investigated if some people from the ship were the ones who looted the boat
00:15and the driver who found the boat.
00:18Ma'am Gonzales has the story.
00:20This is Ma'am Gonzales.
00:2411 crew members of the cargo vessel MV Santa Monica A1 are calling on social media.
00:32The ship was missing for 10 days after it left Santa Cruz Port in Taytay, Palawan
00:37following the typhoon Christine on October 22.
00:40More than 100 people were also loaded onto the ship
00:43and their cowboy was watched by Alberto Esparagosa.
00:46We asked Mr. Tuay to talk to him here in Casian.
00:50He said that they are leaving.
00:53They were contacted on October 22 at 9 p.m.
00:57Then around 1 p.m., that was the last contact of one of the crew members to his wife.
01:04That was the last text from my brother that they should leave.
01:08On Wednesday morning, October 24, MV Santa Monica was not contacted.
01:13We thought that they were just joking.
01:15We expected them to be in the province of Manila.
01:21That same day, they reported to the PCG that the ship was not in contact.
01:25And this October 27, a cargo vessel that the driver of the ship was missing
01:30was watched in Dalampasigan, Paluan, Occidental, Mindoro.
01:33The cargo vessel was bloated.
01:36On October 28, two boats were passing through Paluan, Occidental, Mindoro
01:42when Rennie and another crew member were on board.
01:44According to Rennie, he thought that he was passing through a mannequin.
01:48He said that he was on a floating boat.
01:50There was no hair. He was wearing a green top and black cycling shorts.
01:55Erwin was 10 meters away from the other boat.
01:59I saw him floating. He was wearing a tie.
02:03I couldn't see his face. My head was hit.
02:06There was no hair.
02:08His face was big. I couldn't see his face.
02:12He was wearing a bad smell. He was nervous.
02:1711 to 15 nautical miles out of Laot, fishermen saw two boats.
02:23However, the problem was that these were the only boats they were using.
02:28They were using single boats.
02:30So they couldn't reach the other boats.
02:33They quickly returned to Dalampasigan to report.
02:37However, when the Philippine Coast Guard went to the other boats,
02:42they couldn't find them in the area where the fishermen first went to.
02:47I couldn't move because I didn't have a cadaver bag.
02:54Aside from the boat, Erwin also saw a lot of fish.
02:59I saw 20 to 30 pieces of fish.
03:04The smell was so bad that I couldn't breathe.
03:09For now, the PCG is still verifying the information on the boats.
03:13They weren't able to sail for days because of the typhoon.
03:19But earlier, the seaborne patrol of PCG Occidental Mindoro started.
03:23They were able to recover some crates.
03:25But the PCG will still check if they were able to ride the missing boats.
03:29LPG tanks, life rings and life jackets were also recovered.
03:33MV Santa Monica has a stock of them.
03:35Some fishermen in the town of Mamburao.
03:37The PCG carried out an aerial search in the area of Palawan and Mindoro,
03:42but the missing boats were still not found.
03:45The family of the driver of the MV Santa Monica is praying.
03:48Of course ma'am, they are still alive.
03:53It is painful for the families of those who were left behind.
03:56They are the only ones who are expected by the families.
03:59We just want to see them, even if they are alive.
04:03Let's just tell them what happened to them.
04:06For GMI Integrated News, Mav Gonzales, for Tutok, 24 Hours.
04:22For GMI Integrated News, Mav Gonzales, for Tutok, 24 Hours.
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